Man wanted in Connection to a Murder Investigation of Elderly Woman. Have you seen this man?

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez released the following information:

On February 7, 2016, at approximately 10:31 A.M., Jersey City Police were dispatched to 64A Lexington Avenue on a report of an unresponsive elderly female, later identified as Lucila Cardenas-Viejo, age 81. Upon arrival, police found the victim on the floor of her living room with multiple blunt and sharp force injuries to her body. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 10:53 A.M. Video surveillance footage retrieved from the scene depicts a person of interest attempting to gain entry to the victim’s residence.

The Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit is actively investigating the case with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual depicted in the video. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office at 201-915-1345, or by leaving an anonymous tip on the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office official website at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip .